PROVINCIAL PRESIDENT

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31032, 12 April 1966, Page 20

PROVINCIAL PRESIDENT

W.D.F.F. Elects Mrs Rowe

Mrs W. T. R. Rowe who has been an active member of the Hororata branch for more than 30 years was elected president of the Canterbury provincial executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers at its annual meeting. Mrs Rowe, who succeeds Mrs I. Fraser, will hold office for three years. Membership had reached 1008 and many branches had reported new members this year, said the retiring president (Mrs I. Fraser) in her report.

Mrs M. Ambridge, the house-keeping secretary, reported that one permanent house-keeper and eight casual helpers had been employed for 60 weeks last year. Reporting for the co-ordin-ating committee, Mrs R. Chapman said classes in cake icing, millinery and home decorating had been well attended but there was a shortage of tutors for dressmaking and arts and crafts. She reminded members of the classes for the Wool Board Competition and urged members to send in more entries this year. Mrs G. Beer reported that the chapel at Templeton would be opened in late April or early May. Miss J. Smith, of the Dorn inion executive, who chaired the meeting, told members that the Dominion executive had purchased new premises opposite the division headquarters in Wellington. This large two-storeyed property had three garages underneath which could be let at £1 a week each to pay the rates, she said.

The present rooms will be made into a club rooms, with overnight accommodation for about 10 people. Members and their families passing through Wellington could stay there, she said. Officers elected were:—President, Mrs W. T. R. Rowe; secretary, Mrs M. E. Orchard; treasurer, Mrs H. W. Rule; vice-presidents, Miss C. Phillips, Mrs R. Chapman and Mrs L. Munro; committee, Mrs G. Beer, Mrs H. Lyall, Mrs M. Simpson; advisory members, Mrs J. Blamires and Mrs I. Fraser; National Council of Women, Mrs G. Lyall; co-ordinating committee, Mesdames R. Chapman, I. Fraser, L. Munro, W. T. R. Rowe, and Miss C. Phillips; provincial delegates, Mesdames W. T. R. Rowe, M. E. Orchard, and R. Chapman; house-keep-ing secretary. Miss M. Ambridge.